Jun 27, 2023
Title Player Ab McDonald - connect to Connor Brown (expected to go to Oilers)
Ab McDonald - 72-73 Winnipeg Jets -> Coached by Bobby Hull -> Brett Hull 03-04 Red Wings -> Jiri Hudler -> 16-17 Stars Jason Spezza -> 19-20 Leafs Travis Dermont -> 18-19 Leafs Connor Brown
Feedback - shoutout to team at TSN 1260 who got cut in Bell Media layoffs esp Al Mitchell
News
Vegas wins STANLEY CUP
- Marchessault Conn Smythe
Taylor Hall to Chicago - will have played with 6 No 1 overall picks - Bedard, Dahlin, Hiescher, McDavid, Nuge, Yakupov.
Board of Governors meeting
- no themed warmup jerseys - disappointing - some pretty cool jerseys had been made - Pride, Hockey Fights Cancer, Indiginous etc
- Salary cap up $1MM
- Tampa sell minority stake for $1.4Billion - will this lead to more sales?
- Tannenbaum sells a portion of his 25% stake in MLSE
Trades leading up to Draft
- Sean Durzi to Coyotes for 2024 2nd to LA
- Ryan Johansen from Preds to Avalanche for Galchenyuk - Preds rebuilding
Flames tearing it down? Big name players 1 year from UFA on the market
Tyler Toffoli - Seravailli reports doesn’t intend to sign
Elias Lindholm - leaning against signing
Mikael Backlund - leaning against signing
Noah Hanifin - not signing
What a couple of years for franchise - draft will be fascinating
Guess the 5th
NHL Awards
McDavid - Hart, Art Ross, Rocket Richard, Lindsay
64 G, 89 A, 153P - first since Gretzky in 86-87 to lead all categories
Norris - Karlsson
Adams - Montgomery
Selke - Bergeron
Lady Byng -
Draft - Top 10 - McKenzie
Matvei Mitchkov - fascinating discussion -viewed by many as #2 behind Bedard.
Signed with SKA St. Petersburg
Teams with Most Picks
Crazy Stat